Begin Your AI Readiness Assessment
The first step is simple: complete the survey.
It only takes a few minutes and gives you immediate insight into your AI posture.
AI Readiness Assessment
AI is transforming how organizations operate—but most teams aren’t fully prepared for the risks, governance requirements, and data hygiene needed for AI success.
Start with a quick AI Readiness Survey to understand where you stand and what it will take to become AI-enabled.
Understand Your Organization’s AI Maturity and What It Will Take to Become AI-Enabled
AI is reorganizing the business landscape. Leaders everywhere want to use Microsoft Copilot, automation, and intelligent assistants, but most organizations are not yet prepared to adopt AI safely or effectively.
The AI Readiness Assessment from Global Data Systems provides a clear, measurable evaluation of your current maturity across security, governance, data hygiene, workflows, user readiness, and operational structure. Before you begin your AI journey, you need to know where you stand.
The first step begins with your AI Readiness Survey: a short, automated questionnaire that reveals your initial AI posture and maps out the foundational work ahead.
Why AI Readiness Assessment Matters
AI accelerates everything, including risks. Organizations that skip readiness steps often face:
- Exposed data through AI tools
- Incorrect AI outputs
- Compliance gaps
- Permissions misconfigurations
- Shadow IT conflicts
- Weak governance controls
- Low user adoption
- AI features revealing data they shouldn’t
Your organization deserves a secure, intentional path to AI adoption. This assessment ensures you start from a position of strength.
Take the AI Readiness Survey First
Your assessment begins with a brief survey that helps us understand:
- Your current security posture
- Data sensitivity, location, and sprawl
- Governance and compliance readiness
- User and leadership alignment
- Workflow maturity
- Existing automation opportunities
When you complete the form on this page, your AI Readiness Survey is automatically sent to you via email.
It takes just a few minutes and provides us with the next steps in your journey.
What the GDS AI Readiness Assessment Evaluates
Our assessment measures five critical maturity pillars, giving you a complete picture of how prepared your business is for AI.
Network Vulnerability Assessment
We assess whether your identity and endpoint environment can safely support AI:
- Conditional Access
- Multifactor Authentication
- Administrative access controls
- Endpoint protection
- Microsoft Defender configurations
- Device compliance
Weak identity = unsafe AI.
We help you understand where you stand.
Operational Readiness & Change Management
AI adoption succeeds only when users are prepared:
- User training maturity
- Leadership alignment
- Role readiness
- Change management practices
- Communication processes
Transformation requires people, not just tools.
Data Hygiene & Information Architecture
Your data is the fuel of AI. We evaluate:
- Data structure and storage locations
- Sensitivity labels and classification
- SharePoint & Teams governance
- File sprawl and duplication
- Access boundaries
If your data isn’t clean and organized, AI cannot produce accurate or safe results.
Workflow & Automation Potential
We highlight where AI can deliver the greatest value:
- Repetitive tasks
- Manual processes
- Cross-department workflows
- Information bottlenecks
- Automation candidates
Opportunities for internal AI agents
This helps you visualize AI’s impact immediately.
Governance & Responsible AI Controls
Governance frameworks make AI secure and sustainable:
- AI Acceptable Use Policy
- Data handling rules
- Privacy standards
- Audit and lifecycle controls
- Role-based responsibilities
- Compliance alignment
This determines whether your organization is ready for AI operationally, not just technically.
What You Receive in Your Assessment Package
After completing the survey and follow-up analysis, you receive:
- Strengths & Risk Areas
Specific insights into where your environment excels and where it may be vulnerable. - AI Maturity Scores
Clear scoring across all five maturity pillars. - Gap Analysis
Actionable recommendations for improvement. - AI Foundations Report
A structured breakdown of your readiness, aligned to Microsoft’s AI guidance. - Prioritized Action Roadmap
Practical short-term, mid-term, and long-term steps. - Next-Step Recommendations
Guidance on planning, governance, Copilot readiness, and workflow automations.
Who the Assessment is Designed For
- Organizations seeking to establish or validate an AI Acceptable Use Policy
- Leaders preparing to deploy Microsoft Copilot
- Regulated industries (HIPAA, SOC 2, NIST, CJIS)
- Organizations with remote or distributed teams
- Businesses wanting objective AI maturity scoring
- Teams planning automation, workflow redesign, or internal AI agents
- Any organization uncertain about whether they are “ready for AI”
This is the safest, most strategic way to begin.
